The producers of forthcoming film Playmobil have launched a counterattack on the Weinstein Company, which had once been set to distribute the movie in the US.
On 1 June, Harvey and Bob Weinstein sued producers Moritz Borman and Dimitri Rassam, and Playmobil’s new distributors Open Road Films, over the 12 May sale of distribution rights.
The Weinstein Company has recently scaled back its theatrical wing.
Following disappointing returns for Burnt, starring Bradley Cooper, the Weinstein Company laid off roughly 50 staff members.